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Itasca County is located in northern Minnesota, and its county seat and largest city is Grand Rapids. The county population is roughly 45,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county. For example, in February 2019 two local men were arrested for trying to buy access to sexually abuse minors. Among the tactics […]
Mebane is a city of approximately 18,000 located mostly in Alamance County, North Carolina, and partly in Orange County, North Carolina. Prostitution, sex trafficking, and child sexual abuse material are well-documented problems in the city. For example, in November 2018, two women were arrested and charged with prostitution after an investigation prompted by complaints from […]
Burlington County, New Jersey is the largest county in the state by area, and is part of the Delaware Valley region, stretching across the state. The county’s population is about 464,000. Among its communities in the county is Mount Laurel, a township of approximately 42,000 residents, situated in northeastern New Jersey east of Cherry Hill and Camden. […]
Milpitas is a city of approximately 79,000 residents located near San Jose in Santa Clara County, California in Silicon Valley. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints […]
Westley is a census-designated place in Stanislaus County, located in the Central Valley area of California. The population is under 700, and it is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution has been a serious problem in the area for decades, with recent activities concentrated in the cities of Modesto and Turlock, but also […]
Murrieta a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, located in the center of the Los Angeles–San Diego region near Temecula. The population of Murrieta is roughly 113,000 and has been one of the fastest-growing cities in the state. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as substantial problems within Murietta and in other nearby communities […]
Corunna is a city serving as the county seat of Shiawassee County, Michigan. Its population is about 3,000, and the city is located in the central part of the state, between Lansing and Flint. Efforts to arrest sex buyers have occurred in Corunna. For example, in 2016 two brothers were arrested and charged with more […]
Newport Beach is a coastal city in Orange County, California, near Los Angeles. Its population is about 87,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking are prevalent and well documented in the city and surrounding areas. For example, in October, 2020, a woman was charged with one felony count of human trafficking of a victim under the age […]
Utah County is located in central Utah, about 30 miles south of Salt Lake City, along Interstate 15. Its county seat and largest city is Provo, and its population is roughly 665,000. Other noteworthy cities within Utah County include American Fork, Lehi, and Orem. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems within several of the […]
Putnam County, New York, has a population of just under 100,000; its county seat is the city of Carmel. The county is included in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located in the lower Hudson River Valley. Noteworthy cities and towns within the county include Mahopac, Southeast, Cold Spring, and Brewster. […]
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